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'''Mark David McGwire''' (born October 1, 1963 in [[Pomona, California]]) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his [[Major League]] career with the [[Oakland Athletics]] before finishing his career with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]].<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgwima01.shtml Mark McGwire Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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For his career, McGwire averaged a home run once every 10.61 at bats, the lowest [[at bats per home run]] ratio in baseball history ([[Babe Ruth]] is second at 11.76).<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/ABpHR_career.shtml Career Leaders & Records for At Bats per Home Run - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In [[1987 in baseball|1987]], he broke the single-season [[home run]] record for [[rookie]]s, with 49. In [[1998 in baseball|1998]], McGwire broke the [[Progression of the single-season MLB home run record|single-season home run record]] by hitting 70. His achievement has since been thought to be a result of illegal steroid use. His mark was surpassed by [[Barry Bonds]] who hit 73 in [[2001 in baseball|2001]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/HR_progress.shtml Progressive Leaders & Records for Home Runs - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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The '''Ariniş River''' is a [[tributary]] of the [[Izvorul Alb River (Asău)|Izvorul Alb]] in [[Romania]]. |
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==Biography== |
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===Oakland Athletics career=== |
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McGwire began his major league career with the [[Oakland Athletics|Oakland A's]] in [[1986 in baseball|1986]], and he played there until late in the [[1997 in baseball|1997]] season. With teammate [[José Canseco]], he was one half of "The Bash Brothers." Their offensive output helped to propel Oakland to three consecutive American League Championships from [[1988 Oakland Athletics season|1988]]-[[1990 Oakland Athletics season|1990]]. McGwire and the [[1989 Oakland Athletics season|A's]] won the [[1989 World Series]]. Early in his career, a stretch of hitting bases-empty home runs earned McGwire the derisive nickname "Marco Solo."<ref>[http://www.amazines.com/Mark_McGwire_related.html MARK MCGWIRE Articles Mark David McGwire (born October 1<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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McGwire worked hard on his defense at first base and resisted being seen as a one-dimensional player. He was regarded as a good fielder in his early years, even winning a [[Gold Glove]] in [[1990 in baseball|1990]]. In later years his mobility was reduced, and his defense declined as a result. |
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* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti |
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* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971 |
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* Ovidiu Gabor - Economic Mechanism in Water Management [http://www.riob.org/euro-riob/cracovie/27_sep_2004/costrecoverymechanism.pdf] |
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McGwire's total of 363 home runs with the Athletics is that franchise's record. He was selected or voted to nine [[American League]] All-Star Teams while playing for the A's, including six consecutive appearances from [[1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1987]] through [[1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1992]]. |
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===Maps=== |
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====1987–1991==== |
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* Harta Munţii Tarcău [http://harti.mielu.ro/tarcau.html] |
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In his first full Major League season in [[1987 in baseball|1987]], he hit 49 home runs, a single-season record for a rookie; he was named the American League Rookie of the Year. McGwire hit 32, 33, and 39 homers the next three seasons, the first Major Leaguer to hit 30+ home runs in each of his first 4 full seasons.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> On July 3 and 4, [[1988 in baseball|1988]], McGwire hit game-winning home runs in the 16th inning of each game.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR198807030.shtml July 3, 1988 Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198807040.shtml July 4, 1988 Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> But Mark McGwire's most famous home run with the A's was likely his game-winning solo shot in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 3 of the [[1988 World Series]] against the [[1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] and former A's closer [[Jay Howell]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK198810180.shtml October 18, 1988 World Series Game 3 at Network Associates Coliseum Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> McGwire's game-winner brought the A's their only victory in the 1988 World Series, which they lost in five games. However, Big Mac and his fellow Bash Brother [[José Canseco]] did play a large part in the 1989 World Champion A's team that defeated the [[1989 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] in the famous "[[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake|Earthquake Series]]."<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1989_WS.shtml 1989 World Series - OAK vs. SFG - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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* Ovidiu Gabor - Economic Mechanism in Water Management [http://www.riob.org/euro-riob/cracovie/27_sep_2004/costrecoverymechanism.pdf] |
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McGwire's batting average, .289 as a rookie, plummeted over the next three seasons to .260, .231, and .235, respectively. In [[1991 in baseball|1991]], he bottomed out with a .201 average and 22 homers. Manager [[Tony LaRussa]] sat him out the last game of the [[1991 Oakland Athletics season|season]] so his average could not dip below .200. Despite the declining [[batting average]]s during this time of his career, his high [[bases on balls]] totals allowed him to maintain acceptable [[on-base percentage]]s. In fact, when he hit .201, his adjusted OPS (OPS+) was 103, or just over league average. |
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McGwire stated in an interview with ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' that 1991 was the "worst year" of his life, with his on-field performance and marriage difficulties, and that he "didn't lift a weight" that entire season. With all that behind him, McGwire re-dedicated himself to working out harder than ever and received visual therapy from a sports vision specialist.<ref>http://www.sdccd.edu/events/we/wepdf/we-sp99.pdf</ref><ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/features/mcgwire/flashbacks/060192/ CNNSI.com - SI Online - Mark McGwire Flashback: Most Happy Fella - Thursday January 03, 2002 11:55 AM<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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====1992–1997==== |
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He changed his clean-cut look and grew a [[Mullet (haircut)|mullet]], a [[mustache]], and a [[goatee]] to look more fearsome. The "new look" McGwire hit 42 homers and batted .268 in [[1992 in baseball|1992]], with an outstanding OPS+ of 175 (the highest of his career to that point), and put on a home run hitting show at the [[Home Run Derby]] during the [[1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1992 All-Star break]]. His performance propelled the [[1992 Oakland Athletics season|A's]] to the American League West Division title in 1992, their fourth in five seasons. The A's lost in the [[1992 American League Championship Series|playoffs]] to the eventual [[1992 World Series|World Series]] champion, the [[1992 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]]. Mark smashed a game winning homer in the 9th inning to win the game. But running the bases, hurt his foot. |
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Foot injuries limited McGwire to a total of 74 games in [[1993 in baseball|1993]] and [[1994 in baseball|1994]], and just 9 home runs in each of the two seasons. He played just 104 games in [[1995 in baseball|1995]], but his proportional totals were much improved: 39 home runs in 317 at-bats. In [[1996 in baseball|1996]], McGwire belted a major league leading 52 homers in 423 at-bats. He also hit a career high .312 average, and led the league in both slugging percentage and on base percentage. |
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===St. Louis Cardinals and the HR record chase=== |
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In [[1997 in baseball|1997]], he hit a major league-leading 58 home runs for the season, but did not lead either league in homers, as he was traded from the [[1997 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] to the [[1997 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] on July 31, when he had hit 34 homers for the A's. It was widely believed that McGwire, in the last year of his contract, would play for the Cardinals only for the remainder of the season, then seek a long-term deal, possibly in Southern California, where he still lives. However, McGwire signed a contract to stay in St. Louis instead. (It is also believed that McGwire encouraged [[Jim Edmonds]], another Southern California resident, who was traded to St. Louis, to sign a contract with the Cardinals.) There was much media speculation as to where Maris' record would be broken in 1998, and a debate as to who would break it, [[Ken Griffey, Jr.]] or McGwire. |
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As the [[1998 in baseball|1998]] season progressed, it became clear that McGwire, Griffey, and [[Chicago Cubs]] [[outfielder]] [[Sammy Sosa]] were all on track to break [[Roger Maris|Roger Maris']] single-season home run record. [[1998 MLB Home Run Record Chase|The race to break the record]] first became a media spectacle as the lead swung back and forth. On August 19, Sosa hit his 48th home run to move ahead of McGwire. However, later that day McGwire hit his 48th and 49th home runs to regain the lead. Griffey had injury problems and dropped out of the competition, leaving Sosa and McGwire to battle it out to #62. |
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On September 8, 1998 at 8:18 p.m. et, McGwire hit a pitch by the [[1998 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]]' [[Steve Trachsel]] over the left field wall for his record-breaking 62nd home run, setting off huge celebrations at [[Busch Stadium II|Busch Stadium]]. The fact that the game was against the Cubs meant that Sosa was able to congratulate McGwire personally on his achievement. Members of Roger Maris' family were also present at the game. Memorably, the ball was freely given to him in a ceremony on the field by the stadium worker who found it. |
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McGwire finished the 1998 season with 70 home runs, four ahead of Sosa's 66, a record that was broken three seasons later by [[Barry Bonds]]. Since Babe Ruth had hit 60 home runs in 154 games during 1927, and Roger Maris hit 61 in 161 games in 1961 (not breaking the record until after the 154 game mark), some had quibbled whether the single-season record was actually broken. With McGwire breaking the record in his team's 145th game, he laid to rest the issue of the extended season. |
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Although McGwire had the prestige of the home run record, Sammy Sosa (who had fewer HR but more RBI and stolen bases) would win the 1998 NL MVP award, as his contributions helped propel the Cubs to the [[1998 National League Division Series|playoffs]] (the [[1998 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] in 1998 finished third in the NL Central). Many credited the Sosa-McGwire home run chase in 1998 with "saving baseball," by both bringing in new, younger fans and bringing back old fans soured by the [[1994 Major League Baseball strike]]. |
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{{see also|1998 St. Louis Cardinals season}} |
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====1999–2001==== |
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In [[1999 in baseball|1999]], McGwire hit 65 home runs and drove in a league-leading 147 runs while only having 145 hits, the highest RBI-per-hit tally in baseball history. Sammy Sosa again was right on his tail, hitting 63 home runs. |
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In 2000 and 2001, McGwire had reduced numbers as he played in a reduced amount of games (32-HR in 89 games, and 29-HR in 97 games, respectively).<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgwima01.shtml Baseball-reference.om McGwire stats]</ref> |
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McGwire ended his career with 583 home runs, which was then fifth-most in history. He led Major League Baseball in home runs five times. He hit 50 or more home runs four seasons in a row ([[1996 in baseball|1996]]-[[1999 in baseball|1999]]), leading Major League Baseball in homers all four seasons, and also shared the MLB lead in home runs in [[1987 in baseball|1987]], his rookie year, when he set the Major League record for home runs by a rookie with 49. McGwire had the fewest career triples-- 6-- of any player with 5,000 or more at-bats. |
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===Honors=== |
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In [[1999 in baseball|1999]], the ''[[The Sporting News]]'' released a list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players. The list had been compiled during the [[1998 in baseball|1998]] season and included statistics through the [[1997 in baseball|1997]] season. McGwire was ranked at Number 91. That year, he was elected to the [[Major League Baseball All-Century Team]]. In 2005, ''[[The Sporting News]]'' published an update of their list and McGwire had been moved up to Number 84. |
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However, in the [[Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2007|2007]] and [[Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2008| 2008 balloting]] for the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]], McGwire failed to attain election, receiving 128 of the 545 cast, 23.5% of the vote. He received the same exact amount of votes both years. It is widely conceded that this was related to the steroid scandal and McGwire's less than forthcoming testimony (see below). |
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A portion of interstate 70 in St. Louis and near Busch Stadium was named "Mark McGwire Highway" to honor his 70 home run achievement, along with his various good works for the city. |
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===Steroids controversy=== |
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Although McGwire has never admitted to or been convicted of any steroid use, many of his accomplishments, particularly his historic home run surge late in his career, have come into question due to his connection to the [[steroid scandal]] in Major League Baseball. Despite being under a cloud of suspicion for years, McGwire has repeatedly refused to discuss his involvement, or lack thereof, with steroids and [[performance-enhancing drugs]]. McGwire was not identified by name in [[The Mitchell Report]], but he has been accused by former teammate [[Jose Canseco]], who said he personally injected McGwire with steroids. |
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In 1998, after an article written by ''[[Associated Press]]'' writer [[Steve Wilstein]], McGwire admitted to taking steroid-precursor [[androstenedione]], an over-the-counter muscle enhancement product. Rumors surfaced later that McGwire admitted to the use of androstenedione to throw off the scent of the steroids he was allegedly using. While legal at the time under U.S. law and for use in MLB, it had already been banned by the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]], the [[National Football League|NFL]] and the [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]. |
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In 2005, McGwire and Canseco were subpoenaed to testify at a congressional hearing on steroids, along with five other baseball players and four baseball executives. Canseco had released ''[[Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big]]'', a book in which he spoke positively about steroids, and made various claims—among them, that McGwire had been using performance enhancing drugs since the 1980s. During his testimony on March 17, 2005, McGwire declined to answer questions under oath when he appeared before the [[House Government Reform Committee]]. |
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In a tearful opening statement McGwire said, {{cquote| Asking me or any other player to answer questions about who took [[steroids]] in front of television cameras will not solve the problem. If a player answers 'No,' he simply will not be believed; if he answers 'Yes,' he risks public scorn and endless government investigations.... My lawyers have advised me that I cannot answer these questions without jeopardizing my friends, my family, and myself. I will say, however, that it remains a fact in this country that a man, any man, should be regarded as innocent unless proven guilty." }}<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/17/steroids.baseball/ CNN.com - McGwire mum on steroids in hearing - Mar 17, 2005<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> When asked if he was asserting his [[Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fifth Amendment]] right not to incriminate himself, McGwire once again responded: {{cquote|I'm not here to talk about the past. I'm here to be positive about this subject.}} |
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While no legal action has been taken against McGwire, in baseball or out of it, his testimony cost him public affection and support. In 1999, McGwire was voted to the [[All-Century Team]], and upon his retirement in 2001, he was uniformly characterized as "a future Hall of Famer." However, when his [[Cooperstown]] eligibility began in 2006–07, McGwire received less than a quarter of the vote. Several of these sportswriters indicated that they were casting a protest non-vote in McGwire's first year of eligibility, or that they wanted more time to consider the developing steroid story in baseball; some noted that McGwire's relatively low career batting average (.263) and the fact that he did not attain 2,000 hits during his career as deciding factors to abstain. Many others are vocal in stating that he does not deserve induction because he simply was not good enough and that as a first baseman, he is nothing but "[[Dave Kingman]] on steroids" {{Fact|date=September 2008}}. It is unclear where McGwire's true level of ballot support will end up leveling off. |
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===Personal life=== |
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McGwire married Stephanie Slemer, a former pharmaceutical sales representative from the St. Louis area, in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] on April 20, 2002. |
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They reside in a [[gated community]] in Shady Canyon [[Irvine, California]] <ref>{{cite news | last = Ryon | first = Ruth | coauthors = | title = A Moorish fantasy in Irvine's Shady Canyon | publisher = Los Angeles Times | date = 2008-03-02 | url = http://www.latimes.com/news/local/orange/la-re-home2mar02,1,3528751.story | accessdate = 2008-05-19 }}</ref> and together created the Mark McGwire Foundation for Children to support agencies that work with children who have been sexually and physically abused to help come to terms with a difficult childhood. |
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McGwire attended [[Damien High School]] in La Verne, California where he started playing baseball, golf, and basketball. He played college baseball at the [[University of Southern California]] under legendary coach [[Rod Dedeaux]]. |
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His brother [[Dan McGwire]] was a [[quarterback]] for the [[Seattle Seahawks]] and [[Miami Dolphins]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]] in the early 1990s, and was a first round draft choice out of [[San Diego State University]] where he was teammates with [[Marshall Faulk]]. |
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McGwire currently avoids the media.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=mcgwire&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1 ESPN.com - E-Ticket: Fading Away<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He spends much of his free time playing golf. |
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McGwire appeared on an episode of the sitcom ''[[Mad About You]]'', playing a ballplayer infatuated with [[Helen Hunt]]'s character. Also he has appeared in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' playing himself. |
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==Career totals== |
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In 16 seasons, Mark McGwire accumulated these career stats:<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgwima01.shtml Mark McGwire career stats from Baseball-reference.com]</ref> |
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* [[Games played]] 1874 |
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* [[At bat]]s 6187 |
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* [[Run (baseball statistics)|Runs]] 1167 |
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* [[Hit (baseball statistics)|Hits]] 1626 |
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* [[Double (baseball)|Doubles]] 252 |
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* [[Triple (baseball)|Triples]] 6 |
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* [[Runs batted in]] 1414 |
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* [[On base percentage]] .394 |
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* [[Home run]]s 583 |
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* [[Base on balls|Walks]] 1317 |
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* [[Strikeout]]s 1596 |
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* [[Stolen base]]s 12 |
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* [[Caught stealing]] 8 |
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* [[Batting average]] .263 |
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* [[Slugging percentage]] .588 |
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==Home Run Records== |
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===McGwire’s Rookie Record 49=== |
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| 1 || 4 || 04-10-1987 || 7th || Oakland || Donnie Moore<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198704100OAK</ref> || Angels |
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| 2 || 15 || 04-21-1987 || 4th || Oakland || Urbano Lugo<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198704210CAL</ref>|| Angels |
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| 3 || 18 || 04-25-1987 || 3rd || Oakland ||Scott Bankhead<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198704250OAK</ref> ||Mariners |
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| 4 || 22 || 04-29-1987 || 2nd || Oakland || Ted Higuera<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198704290OAK</ref> ||Brewers |
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| 5 || 24 || 05-01-1987 || 3rd || Oakland || Walt Terrell<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705010OAK</ref> ||Tigers |
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| 6 || 29 || 05-08-1987 || 4th || Detroit || Frank Tanana<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705080DET</ref> ||Tigers |
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| 7 || 29 || 05-08-1987|| 8th || Detroit || Frank Tanana<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705080DET</ref> ||Tigers |
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| 8 || 30 || 05-09-1987 || 6th || Detroit || Eric King<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705090DET</ref> ||Tigers |
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|- align="center" |
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| 9 || 31|| 05-10-1987 || 2nd || Detroit || Jack Morris<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705100DET</ref> ||Tigers |
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|- align="center" |
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| 10 || 31 || 05-10-1987 || 4th || Detroit || Jack Morris<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705100DET</ref> ||Tigers |
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|- align="center" |
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| 11 || 35 || 05-16-1987 || 1st || Oakland || Jimmy Key<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705160OAK</ref> ||Blue Jays |
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|- align="center" |
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| 12 ||37 || 05-18-1987 ||7th || Oakland || Tim Stoddard<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705180OAK</ref> ||Yankees |
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|- align="center" |
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| 13 || 38 || 05-19-1987 || 3rd || Oakland || Dennis Rasmussen<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705190OAK</ref> ||Yankees |
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|- align="center" |
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| 14 || 39 || 05-20-1987 || 2nd || Oakland || Charles Hudson<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705200OAK</ref> ||Yankees |
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|- align="center" |
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| 15 || 41 || 05-23-1987 || 2nd || Oakland || Mike Boddicker<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705230OAK</ref> ||Orioles |
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|- align="center" |
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| 16 ||42 || 05-24-1987 || 2nd || Oakland || Jeff Ballard<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705240OAK</ref> ||Orioles |
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|- align="center" |
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| 17 || 44 || 05-27-1987 || 4th || Toronto || Joe Johnson<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705270TOR</ref> ||Blue Jays |
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|- align="center" |
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| 18 || 48 || 05-31-1987 || 2nd || New York || Tommy John<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705310NYA</ref> ||Yankees |
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|- align="center" |
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| 19 || 48 || 05-31-1987 || 7th || New York || Tommy John<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198705310NYA</ref> || Yankees |
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|- align="center" |
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| 20 || 59 || 06-13-1987 || 4th || Arlington Stadium || Ed Correa<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198706130TEX</ref> ||Rangers |
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|- align="center" |
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| 21 || 61 || 06-15-1987 || 4th ||Kansas City ||Charlie Liebrandt <ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198706150KCA</ref> ||Royals |
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|- align="center" |
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| 22|| 66 || 06-21-1987 || 8th || Oakland || Jose Guzman<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198706211OAK</ref> ||Rangers |
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|- align="center" |
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| 23 || 72 || 06-27-1987 || 1st || Cleveland || Ken Schrom<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198706270CLE</ref> ||Indians |
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|- align="center" |
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| 24 || 72 || 06-27-1987 || 5th ||Cleveland ||Ed Vande Berg<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198706270CLE</ref> ||Indians |
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|- align="center" |
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| 25 || 72 || 06-27-1987 || 9th || Cleveland || Scott Bailes<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198706270CLE</ref> ||Indians |
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|- align="center" |
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| 26 || 73 || 06-28-1987 || 4th || Cleveland || Tom Candiotti<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198706280CLE</ref> ||Indians |
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|- align="center" |
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| 27 || 73 || 06-28-1987 || 7th || Cleveland || Tom Candiotti<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198706280CLE</ref> ||Indians |
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|- align="center" |
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| 28 || 75 || 06-30-1987 || 1st || Chicago || Scott Nielsen<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198706300CHA</ref> ||White Sox |
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|- align="center" |
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| 29 || 79 || 07-04-1987 || 5th || Boston || Bruce Hurst<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707040OAK</ref> ||Red Sox |
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|- align="center" |
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| 30 || 80 || 07-05-1987 || 4th || Boston || Oil Can Boyd<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707050OAK</ref> ||Red Sox |
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|- align="center" |
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| 31 || 83 || 07-08-1987 || 6th ||Oakland ||Jeff Robinson<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707080OAK</ref> ||Tigers |
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|- align="center" |
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| 32|| 86 || 07-11-1987 || 2nd || Oakland || Bill Wegman<ref>http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707110OAK</ref> ||Brewers |
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|- align="center" |
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| 33 ||86 || 07-11-1987 || 8th || Oakland || Dan Plesac<ref>http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707110OAK</ref> || Brewers |
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|- align="center" |
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| 34 || 89 || 07-17-1987 || 10th || Boston || Calvin Schiraldi<ref>http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707170BOS</ref> ||Red Sox |
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|- align="center" |
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| 35 || 93 || 07-21-1987 || 10th || Detroit || Eric King<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707210DET </ref> ||Tigers |
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|- align="center" |
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| 36 || 94 || 07-22-1987 || 8th || Detroit || Mark Thurmond<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707220DET</ref> ||Tigers |
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|- align="center" |
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| 37 || 101 || 07-29-1987 || 4th || Oakland || Don Sutton<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707290OAK</ref> ||Angels |
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|- align="center" |
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| 38 || 113 || 08-11-1987 || 7th || Seattle || Mike Moore<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198708110SEA</ref> ||Mariners |
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|- align="center" |
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| 39 || 115 || 08-14-1987 || 6th || Anaheim || Don Sutton<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198708140CAL </ref> ||Angels |
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|- align="center" |
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| 40 ||129 || 08-29-1987 || 10th || Toronto || Mark Eichhorn<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198708290TOR</ref> ||Blue Jays |
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|- align="center" |
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| 41 || 134 || 09-04-1987 || 5th || Baltimore || Mike Boddicker <ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709040BAL </ref>||Orioles |
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|- align="center" |
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| 42|| 136 || 09-06-1987 || 2nd || Baltimore || Jon Habyan<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709060BAL </ref> ||Orioles |
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|- align="center" |
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| 43 || 142 || 09-12-1987 || 2nd || Oakland || Charlie Liebrandt<ref> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709120OAK </ref> ||Royals |
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|- align="center" |
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| 44 || 145 || 09-15-1987 || 4th || Arlington Stadium || Greg Harris<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709150TEX</ref> ||Rangers |
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|- align="center" |
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| 45 || 145 || 09-15-1987 || 6th || Arlington Stadium || Greg Harris<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709150TEX</ref> ||Rangers |
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|- align="center" |
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| 46 || 148 || 09-19-1987 || 1st || Kansas City || Melido Perez<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709190KCA</ref> ||Royals |
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|- align="center" |
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| 47 || 153 || 09-24-1987 || 9th || Oakland || Scott Bannister<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709240OAK</ref> ||White Sox |
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|- align="center" |
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| 48 || 154 || 09-25-1987 || 9th || Oakland || Bobby Thigpen<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709250OAK</ref> ||White Sox |
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|- align="center" |
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| 49 || 157 || 09-29-1987 || 1st || Oakland ||John Farrell<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709290OAK</ref> ||Indians |
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|} |
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===McGwire’s 70=== |
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" |
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|- |
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! style="background:#c41e3a;color:white;" width="5%" | Number |
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! style="background:#c41e3a;color:white;" width="9%" | Date |
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! style="background:#c41e3a;color:white;" width="9%" | Pitcher |
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! style="background:#c41e3a;color:white;" width="9%" | Length |
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|- |
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|1 |
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|03-31-1998 |
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|[[Ramón Martínez (pitcher)|Ramon Martinez]] |
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|364' |
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|- |
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|2 |
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|04-02-1998 |
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|[[Frank Lankford]] |
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|368' |
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|- |
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|3 |
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|04-03-1998 |
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|[[Mark Langston]] |
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|364' |
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|- |
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|4 |
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|04-04-1998 |
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|Don Wengert |
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|419' |
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|- |
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|5 |
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|04-14-1998 |
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|[[Jeff Suppan]] |
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|424' |
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|- |
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|6 |
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|04-14-1998 |
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|Jeff Suppan |
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|347' |
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|- |
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|7 |
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|04-14-1998 |
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|Barry Manuel |
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|462' |
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|- |
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|8 |
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|04-17-1998 |
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|Matt Whiteside |
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|419' |
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|- |
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|9 |
|||
|04-21-1998 |
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|Trey Moore |
|||
|437' |
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|- |
|||
|10 |
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|04-25-1998 |
|||
|Jerry Spradlin |
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|419' |
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|- |
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|11 |
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|04-30-1998 |
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|Marc Pisciotta |
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|371' |
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|- |
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|12 |
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|05-01-1998 |
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|[[Rod Beck]] |
|||
|362' |
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|- |
|||
|13 |
|||
|05-08-1998 |
|||
|Rick Reed |
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|358' |
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|- |
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|14 |
|||
|05-12-1998 |
|||
|Paul Wagner |
|||
|527' |
|||
|- |
|||
|15 |
|||
|05-14-1998 |
|||
|[[Kevin Millwood]] |
|||
|381' |
|||
|- |
|||
|16 |
|||
|05-16-1998 |
|||
|[[Liván Hernández]] |
|||
|545' |
|||
|- |
|||
|17 |
|||
|05-18-1998 |
|||
|Jesus Sanchez |
|||
|478' |
|||
|- |
|||
|18 |
|||
|05-19-1998 |
|||
|Tyler Green |
|||
|440' |
|||
|- |
|||
|19 |
|||
|05-19-1998 |
|||
|Tyler Green |
|||
|471' |
|||
|- |
|||
|20 |
|||
|05-19-1998 |
|||
|[[Wayne Gomes]] |
|||
|451' |
|||
|- |
|||
|21 |
|||
|05-22-1998 |
|||
|[[Mark Gardner (baseball)|Mark Gardner]] |
|||
|425' |
|||
|- |
|||
|22 |
|||
|05-23-1998 |
|||
|Rich Rodriguez |
|||
|366' |
|||
|- |
|||
|23 |
|||
|05-23-1998 |
|||
|John Johnstone |
|||
|477' |
|||
|- |
|||
|24 |
|||
|05-24-1998 |
|||
|[[Robb Nen]] |
|||
|397' |
|||
|- |
|||
|25 |
|||
|05-25-1998 |
|||
|John Thomson |
|||
|433' |
|||
|- |
|||
|26 |
|||
|05-29-1998 |
|||
|Dan Miceli |
|||
|388' |
|||
|- |
|||
|27 |
|||
|05-30-1998 |
|||
|Andy Ashby |
|||
|423' |
|||
|- |
|||
|28 |
|||
|06-05-1998 |
|||
|[[Orel Hershiser]] |
|||
|409' |
|||
|- |
|||
|29 |
|||
|06-08-1998 |
|||
|[[Jason Bere]] |
|||
|356' |
|||
|- |
|||
|30 |
|||
|06-10-1998 |
|||
|Jim Parque |
|||
|409' |
|||
|- |
|||
|31 |
|||
|06-12-1998 |
|||
|[[Andy Benes]] |
|||
|438' |
|||
|- |
|||
|32 |
|||
|06-17-1998 |
|||
|[[Jose Lima]] |
|||
|437' |
|||
|- |
|||
|33 |
|||
|06-18-1998 |
|||
|Shane Reynolds |
|||
|449' |
|||
|- |
|||
|34 |
|||
|06-24-1998 |
|||
|[[Jaret Wright]] |
|||
|433' |
|||
|- |
|||
|35 |
|||
|06-25-1998 |
|||
|Dave Burba |
|||
|461' |
|||
|- |
|||
|36 |
|||
|06-27-1998 |
|||
|Mike Trombley |
|||
|431' |
|||
|- |
|||
|37 |
|||
|06-30-1998 |
|||
|[[Glendon Rusch]] |
|||
|472' |
|||
|- |
|||
|38 |
|||
|07-11-1998 |
|||
|Billy Wagner |
|||
|485' |
|||
|- |
|||
|39 |
|||
|07-12-1998 |
|||
|Sean Bergman |
|||
|405' |
|||
|- |
|||
|40 |
|||
|07-12-1998 |
|||
|[[Scott Elarton]] |
|||
|415' |
|||
|- |
|||
|41 |
|||
|07-17-1998 |
|||
|[[Brian Bohanon]] |
|||
|511' |
|||
|- |
|||
|42 |
|||
|07-17-1998 |
|||
|[[Antonio Osuna]] |
|||
|425' |
|||
|- |
|||
|43 |
|||
|07-20-1998 |
|||
|[[Brian Boehringer]] |
|||
|452' |
|||
|- |
|||
|44 |
|||
|07-26-1998 |
|||
|John Thomson |
|||
|452' |
|||
|- |
|||
|45 |
|||
|07-28-1998 |
|||
|Mike Myers |
|||
|408' |
|||
|- |
|||
|46 |
|||
|08-08-1998 |
|||
|Mark Clark |
|||
|374' |
|||
|- |
|||
|47 |
|||
|08-11-1998 |
|||
|Bobby Jones |
|||
|464' |
|||
|- |
|||
|48 |
|||
|08-19-1998 |
|||
|[[Matt Karchner]] |
|||
|398' |
|||
|- |
|||
|49 |
|||
|08-19-1998 |
|||
|[[Terry Mulholland]] |
|||
|409' |
|||
|- |
|||
|50 |
|||
|08-20-1998 |
|||
|[[Willie Blair]] |
|||
|369' |
|||
|- |
|||
|51 |
|||
|08-20-1998 |
|||
|Rick Reed |
|||
|393' |
|||
|- |
|||
|52 |
|||
|08-22-1998 |
|||
|Francisco Cordova |
|||
|477' |
|||
|- |
|||
|53 |
|||
|08-23-1998 |
|||
|Ricardo Rincon |
|||
|393' |
|||
|- |
|||
|54 |
|||
|08-26-1998 |
|||
|[[Justin Speier]] |
|||
|509' |
|||
|- |
|||
|55 |
|||
|08-30-1998 |
|||
|[[Dennis Martinez]] |
|||
|501' |
|||
|- |
|||
|56 |
|||
|09-01-1998 |
|||
|Liván Hernández |
|||
|450' |
|||
|- |
|||
|57 |
|||
|09-01-1998 |
|||
|[[Donn Pall]] |
|||
|472' |
|||
|- |
|||
|58 |
|||
|09-02-1998 |
|||
|Brian Edmondson |
|||
|497' |
|||
|- |
|||
|59 |
|||
|09-02-1998 |
|||
|Rob Stanifer |
|||
|458' |
|||
|- |
|||
|60 |
|||
|09-05-1998 |
|||
|Dennys Reyes |
|||
|381' |
|||
|- |
|||
|61 |
|||
|09-07-1998 |
|||
|Mike Morgan |
|||
|430' |
|||
|- |
|||
|62 |
|||
|09-08-1998 |
|||
|[[Steve Trachsel]] |
|||
|341' |
|||
|- |
|||
|63 |
|||
|09-15-1998 |
|||
|Jason Christiansen |
|||
|385' |
|||
|- |
|||
|64 |
|||
|09-18-1998 |
|||
|Rafael Roque |
|||
|423' |
|||
|- |
|||
|65 |
|||
|09-20-1998 |
|||
|Scott Karl |
|||
|423' |
|||
|- |
|||
|66 |
|||
|09-25-1998 |
|||
|Shayne Bennett |
|||
|375' |
|||
|- |
|||
|67 |
|||
|09-26-1998 |
|||
|[[Dustin Hermanson]] |
|||
|403' |
|||
|- |
|||
|68 |
|||
|09-26-1998 |
|||
|[[Kirk Bullinger]] |
|||
|435' |
|||
|- |
|||
|69 |
|||
|09-27-1998 |
|||
|[[Mike Thurman]] |
|||
|377' |
|||
|- |
|||
|70 |
|||
|09-27-1998 |
|||
|[[Carl Pavano]] |
|||
|370' |
|||
|- |
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|}<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats1.shtml Mark McGwire's Seventy Home Run Season by Baseball Almanac<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of Major League Baseball Home Run Records]] |
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* [[Top 500 home run hitters of all time]] |
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* [[500 home run club]] |
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* [[MLB players who have hit 30 or more home runs before the All-Star break]] |
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* [[List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs]] |
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* [[List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI]] |
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* [[List of Major League Baseball RBI champions]] |
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* [[List of Major League Baseball home run champions]] |
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* [[Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game]] |
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* [[Major League Baseball titles leaders]] |
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* [[1998 MLB Home Run Record Chase]] |
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* [[List of doping cases in sport]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist|2}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{Baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=m/mcgwima01 |fangraphs=1008559 |cube=m/mark-mcgwire}} |
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Revision as of 05:01, 13 October 2008
Template:Infobox MLB retired Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his Major League career with the Oakland Athletics before finishing his career with the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
For his career, McGwire averaged a home run once every 10.61 at bats, the lowest at bats per home run ratio in baseball history (Babe Ruth is second at 11.76).[2] In 1987, he broke the single-season home run record for rookies, with 49. In 1998, McGwire broke the single-season home run record by hitting 70. His achievement has since been thought to be a result of illegal steroid use. His mark was surpassed by Barry Bonds who hit 73 in 2001.[3]
Biography
Oakland Athletics career
McGwire began his major league career with the Oakland A's in 1986, and he played there until late in the 1997 season. With teammate José Canseco, he was one half of "The Bash Brothers." Their offensive output helped to propel Oakland to three consecutive American League Championships from 1988-1990. McGwire and the A's won the 1989 World Series. Early in his career, a stretch of hitting bases-empty home runs earned McGwire the derisive nickname "Marco Solo."[4]
McGwire worked hard on his defense at first base and resisted being seen as a one-dimensional player. He was regarded as a good fielder in his early years, even winning a Gold Glove in 1990. In later years his mobility was reduced, and his defense declined as a result.
McGwire's total of 363 home runs with the Athletics is that franchise's record. He was selected or voted to nine American League All-Star Teams while playing for the A's, including six consecutive appearances from 1987 through 1992.
1987–1991
In his first full Major League season in 1987, he hit 49 home runs, a single-season record for a rookie; he was named the American League Rookie of the Year. McGwire hit 32, 33, and 39 homers the next three seasons, the first Major Leaguer to hit 30+ home runs in each of his first 4 full seasons.[1] On July 3 and 4, 1988, McGwire hit game-winning home runs in the 16th inning of each game.[5] [6] But Mark McGwire's most famous home run with the A's was likely his game-winning solo shot in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 3 of the 1988 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers and former A's closer Jay Howell.[7] McGwire's game-winner brought the A's their only victory in the 1988 World Series, which they lost in five games. However, Big Mac and his fellow Bash Brother José Canseco did play a large part in the 1989 World Champion A's team that defeated the San Francisco Giants in the famous "Earthquake Series."[8]
McGwire's batting average, .289 as a rookie, plummeted over the next three seasons to .260, .231, and .235, respectively. In 1991, he bottomed out with a .201 average and 22 homers. Manager Tony LaRussa sat him out the last game of the season so his average could not dip below .200. Despite the declining batting averages during this time of his career, his high bases on balls totals allowed him to maintain acceptable on-base percentages. In fact, when he hit .201, his adjusted OPS (OPS+) was 103, or just over league average.
McGwire stated in an interview with Sports Illustrated that 1991 was the "worst year" of his life, with his on-field performance and marriage difficulties, and that he "didn't lift a weight" that entire season. With all that behind him, McGwire re-dedicated himself to working out harder than ever and received visual therapy from a sports vision specialist.[9][10]
1992–1997
He changed his clean-cut look and grew a mullet, a mustache, and a goatee to look more fearsome. The "new look" McGwire hit 42 homers and batted .268 in 1992, with an outstanding OPS+ of 175 (the highest of his career to that point), and put on a home run hitting show at the Home Run Derby during the 1992 All-Star break. His performance propelled the A's to the American League West Division title in 1992, their fourth in five seasons. The A's lost in the playoffs to the eventual World Series champion, the Toronto Blue Jays. Mark smashed a game winning homer in the 9th inning to win the game. But running the bases, hurt his foot.
Foot injuries limited McGwire to a total of 74 games in 1993 and 1994, and just 9 home runs in each of the two seasons. He played just 104 games in 1995, but his proportional totals were much improved: 39 home runs in 317 at-bats. In 1996, McGwire belted a major league leading 52 homers in 423 at-bats. He also hit a career high .312 average, and led the league in both slugging percentage and on base percentage.
St. Louis Cardinals and the HR record chase
In 1997, he hit a major league-leading 58 home runs for the season, but did not lead either league in homers, as he was traded from the Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals on July 31, when he had hit 34 homers for the A's. It was widely believed that McGwire, in the last year of his contract, would play for the Cardinals only for the remainder of the season, then seek a long-term deal, possibly in Southern California, where he still lives. However, McGwire signed a contract to stay in St. Louis instead. (It is also believed that McGwire encouraged Jim Edmonds, another Southern California resident, who was traded to St. Louis, to sign a contract with the Cardinals.) There was much media speculation as to where Maris' record would be broken in 1998, and a debate as to who would break it, Ken Griffey, Jr. or McGwire.
As the 1998 season progressed, it became clear that McGwire, Griffey, and Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa were all on track to break Roger Maris' single-season home run record. The race to break the record first became a media spectacle as the lead swung back and forth. On August 19, Sosa hit his 48th home run to move ahead of McGwire. However, later that day McGwire hit his 48th and 49th home runs to regain the lead. Griffey had injury problems and dropped out of the competition, leaving Sosa and McGwire to battle it out to #62.
On September 8, 1998 at 8:18 p.m. et, McGwire hit a pitch by the Chicago Cubs' Steve Trachsel over the left field wall for his record-breaking 62nd home run, setting off huge celebrations at Busch Stadium. The fact that the game was against the Cubs meant that Sosa was able to congratulate McGwire personally on his achievement. Members of Roger Maris' family were also present at the game. Memorably, the ball was freely given to him in a ceremony on the field by the stadium worker who found it.
McGwire finished the 1998 season with 70 home runs, four ahead of Sosa's 66, a record that was broken three seasons later by Barry Bonds. Since Babe Ruth had hit 60 home runs in 154 games during 1927, and Roger Maris hit 61 in 161 games in 1961 (not breaking the record until after the 154 game mark), some had quibbled whether the single-season record was actually broken. With McGwire breaking the record in his team's 145th game, he laid to rest the issue of the extended season.
Although McGwire had the prestige of the home run record, Sammy Sosa (who had fewer HR but more RBI and stolen bases) would win the 1998 NL MVP award, as his contributions helped propel the Cubs to the playoffs (the Cardinals in 1998 finished third in the NL Central). Many credited the Sosa-McGwire home run chase in 1998 with "saving baseball," by both bringing in new, younger fans and bringing back old fans soured by the 1994 Major League Baseball strike.
1999–2001
In 1999, McGwire hit 65 home runs and drove in a league-leading 147 runs while only having 145 hits, the highest RBI-per-hit tally in baseball history. Sammy Sosa again was right on his tail, hitting 63 home runs.
In 2000 and 2001, McGwire had reduced numbers as he played in a reduced amount of games (32-HR in 89 games, and 29-HR in 97 games, respectively).[11]
McGwire ended his career with 583 home runs, which was then fifth-most in history. He led Major League Baseball in home runs five times. He hit 50 or more home runs four seasons in a row (1996-1999), leading Major League Baseball in homers all four seasons, and also shared the MLB lead in home runs in 1987, his rookie year, when he set the Major League record for home runs by a rookie with 49. McGwire had the fewest career triples-- 6-- of any player with 5,000 or more at-bats.
Honors
In 1999, the The Sporting News released a list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players. The list had been compiled during the 1998 season and included statistics through the 1997 season. McGwire was ranked at Number 91. That year, he was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. In 2005, The Sporting News published an update of their list and McGwire had been moved up to Number 84.
However, in the 2007 and 2008 balloting for the Baseball Hall of Fame, McGwire failed to attain election, receiving 128 of the 545 cast, 23.5% of the vote. He received the same exact amount of votes both years. It is widely conceded that this was related to the steroid scandal and McGwire's less than forthcoming testimony (see below).
A portion of interstate 70 in St. Louis and near Busch Stadium was named "Mark McGwire Highway" to honor his 70 home run achievement, along with his various good works for the city.
Steroids controversy
Although McGwire has never admitted to or been convicted of any steroid use, many of his accomplishments, particularly his historic home run surge late in his career, have come into question due to his connection to the steroid scandal in Major League Baseball. Despite being under a cloud of suspicion for years, McGwire has repeatedly refused to discuss his involvement, or lack thereof, with steroids and performance-enhancing drugs. McGwire was not identified by name in The Mitchell Report, but he has been accused by former teammate Jose Canseco, who said he personally injected McGwire with steroids.
In 1998, after an article written by Associated Press writer Steve Wilstein, McGwire admitted to taking steroid-precursor androstenedione, an over-the-counter muscle enhancement product. Rumors surfaced later that McGwire admitted to the use of androstenedione to throw off the scent of the steroids he was allegedly using. While legal at the time under U.S. law and for use in MLB, it had already been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, the NFL and the IOC.
In 2005, McGwire and Canseco were subpoenaed to testify at a congressional hearing on steroids, along with five other baseball players and four baseball executives. Canseco had released Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big, a book in which he spoke positively about steroids, and made various claims—among them, that McGwire had been using performance enhancing drugs since the 1980s. During his testimony on March 17, 2005, McGwire declined to answer questions under oath when he appeared before the House Government Reform Committee.
In a tearful opening statement McGwire said,
Asking me or any other player to answer questions about who took steroids in front of television cameras will not solve the problem. If a player answers 'No,' he simply will not be believed; if he answers 'Yes,' he risks public scorn and endless government investigations.... My lawyers have advised me that I cannot answer these questions without jeopardizing my friends, my family, and myself. I will say, however, that it remains a fact in this country that a man, any man, should be regarded as innocent unless proven guilty."
[12] When asked if he was asserting his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself, McGwire once again responded:
I'm not here to talk about the past. I'm here to be positive about this subject.
While no legal action has been taken against McGwire, in baseball or out of it, his testimony cost him public affection and support. In 1999, McGwire was voted to the All-Century Team, and upon his retirement in 2001, he was uniformly characterized as "a future Hall of Famer." However, when his Cooperstown eligibility began in 2006–07, McGwire received less than a quarter of the vote. Several of these sportswriters indicated that they were casting a protest non-vote in McGwire's first year of eligibility, or that they wanted more time to consider the developing steroid story in baseball; some noted that McGwire's relatively low career batting average (.263) and the fact that he did not attain 2,000 hits during his career as deciding factors to abstain. Many others are vocal in stating that he does not deserve induction because he simply was not good enough and that as a first baseman, he is nothing but "Dave Kingman on steroids" [citation needed]. It is unclear where McGwire's true level of ballot support will end up leveling off.
Personal life
McGwire married Stephanie Slemer, a former pharmaceutical sales representative from the St. Louis area, in Las Vegas on April 20, 2002.
They reside in a gated community in Shady Canyon Irvine, California [13] and together created the Mark McGwire Foundation for Children to support agencies that work with children who have been sexually and physically abused to help come to terms with a difficult childhood.
McGwire attended Damien High School in La Verne, California where he started playing baseball, golf, and basketball. He played college baseball at the University of Southern California under legendary coach Rod Dedeaux.
His brother Dan McGwire was a quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins of the NFL in the early 1990s, and was a first round draft choice out of San Diego State University where he was teammates with Marshall Faulk.
McGwire currently avoids the media.[14] He spends much of his free time playing golf.
McGwire appeared on an episode of the sitcom Mad About You, playing a ballplayer infatuated with Helen Hunt's character. Also he has appeared in an episode of The Simpsons playing himself.
Career totals
In 16 seasons, Mark McGwire accumulated these career stats:[15]
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Home Run Records
McGwire’s Rookie Record 49
Home Run | Game | Date | Inning | Location | Opposing Pitcher | Team |
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1 | 4 | 04-10-1987 | 7th | Oakland | Donnie Moore[16] | Angels |
2 | 15 | 04-21-1987 | 4th | Oakland | Urbano Lugo[17] | Angels |
3 | 18 | 04-25-1987 | 3rd | Oakland | Scott Bankhead[18] | Mariners |
4 | 22 | 04-29-1987 | 2nd | Oakland | Ted Higuera[19] | Brewers |
5 | 24 | 05-01-1987 | 3rd | Oakland | Walt Terrell[20] | Tigers |
6 | 29 | 05-08-1987 | 4th | Detroit | Frank Tanana[21] | Tigers |
7 | 29 | 05-08-1987 | 8th | Detroit | Frank Tanana[22] | Tigers |
8 | 30 | 05-09-1987 | 6th | Detroit | Eric King[23] | Tigers |
9 | 31 | 05-10-1987 | 2nd | Detroit | Jack Morris[24] | Tigers |
10 | 31 | 05-10-1987 | 4th | Detroit | Jack Morris[25] | Tigers |
11 | 35 | 05-16-1987 | 1st | Oakland | Jimmy Key[26] | Blue Jays |
12 | 37 | 05-18-1987 | 7th | Oakland | Tim Stoddard[27] | Yankees |
13 | 38 | 05-19-1987 | 3rd | Oakland | Dennis Rasmussen[28] | Yankees |
14 | 39 | 05-20-1987 | 2nd | Oakland | Charles Hudson[29] | Yankees |
15 | 41 | 05-23-1987 | 2nd | Oakland | Mike Boddicker[30] | Orioles |
16 | 42 | 05-24-1987 | 2nd | Oakland | Jeff Ballard[31] | Orioles |
17 | 44 | 05-27-1987 | 4th | Toronto | Joe Johnson[32] | Blue Jays |
18 | 48 | 05-31-1987 | 2nd | New York | Tommy John[33] | Yankees |
19 | 48 | 05-31-1987 | 7th | New York | Tommy John[34] | Yankees |
20 | 59 | 06-13-1987 | 4th | Arlington Stadium | Ed Correa[35] | Rangers |
21 | 61 | 06-15-1987 | 4th | Kansas City | Charlie Liebrandt [36] | Royals |
22 | 66 | 06-21-1987 | 8th | Oakland | Jose Guzman[37] | Rangers |
23 | 72 | 06-27-1987 | 1st | Cleveland | Ken Schrom[38] | Indians |
24 | 72 | 06-27-1987 | 5th | Cleveland | Ed Vande Berg[39] | Indians |
25 | 72 | 06-27-1987 | 9th | Cleveland | Scott Bailes[40] | Indians |
26 | 73 | 06-28-1987 | 4th | Cleveland | Tom Candiotti[41] | Indians |
27 | 73 | 06-28-1987 | 7th | Cleveland | Tom Candiotti[42] | Indians |
28 | 75 | 06-30-1987 | 1st | Chicago | Scott Nielsen[43] | White Sox |
29 | 79 | 07-04-1987 | 5th | Boston | Bruce Hurst[44] | Red Sox |
30 | 80 | 07-05-1987 | 4th | Boston | Oil Can Boyd[45] | Red Sox |
31 | 83 | 07-08-1987 | 6th | Oakland | Jeff Robinson[46] | Tigers |
32 | 86 | 07-11-1987 | 2nd | Oakland | Bill Wegman[47] | Brewers |
33 | 86 | 07-11-1987 | 8th | Oakland | Dan Plesac[48] | Brewers |
34 | 89 | 07-17-1987 | 10th | Boston | Calvin Schiraldi[49] | Red Sox |
35 | 93 | 07-21-1987 | 10th | Detroit | Eric King[50] | Tigers |
36 | 94 | 07-22-1987 | 8th | Detroit | Mark Thurmond[51] | Tigers |
37 | 101 | 07-29-1987 | 4th | Oakland | Don Sutton[52] | Angels |
38 | 113 | 08-11-1987 | 7th | Seattle | Mike Moore[53] | Mariners |
39 | 115 | 08-14-1987 | 6th | Anaheim | Don Sutton[54] | Angels |
40 | 129 | 08-29-1987 | 10th | Toronto | Mark Eichhorn[55] | Blue Jays |
41 | 134 | 09-04-1987 | 5th | Baltimore | Mike Boddicker [56] | Orioles |
42 | 136 | 09-06-1987 | 2nd | Baltimore | Jon Habyan[57] | Orioles |
43 | 142 | 09-12-1987 | 2nd | Oakland | Charlie Liebrandt[58] | Royals |
44 | 145 | 09-15-1987 | 4th | Arlington Stadium | Greg Harris[59] | Rangers |
45 | 145 | 09-15-1987 | 6th | Arlington Stadium | Greg Harris[60] | Rangers |
46 | 148 | 09-19-1987 | 1st | Kansas City | Melido Perez[61] | Royals |
47 | 153 | 09-24-1987 | 9th | Oakland | Scott Bannister[62] | White Sox |
48 | 154 | 09-25-1987 | 9th | Oakland | Bobby Thigpen[63] | White Sox |
49 | 157 | 09-29-1987 | 1st | Oakland | John Farrell[64] | Indians |
McGwire’s 70
Number | Date | Pitcher | Length |
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1 | 03-31-1998 | Ramon Martinez | 364' |
2 | 04-02-1998 | Frank Lankford | 368' |
3 | 04-03-1998 | Mark Langston | 364' |
4 | 04-04-1998 | Don Wengert | 419' |
5 | 04-14-1998 | Jeff Suppan | 424' |
6 | 04-14-1998 | Jeff Suppan | 347' |
7 | 04-14-1998 | Barry Manuel | 462' |
8 | 04-17-1998 | Matt Whiteside | 419' |
9 | 04-21-1998 | Trey Moore | 437' |
10 | 04-25-1998 | Jerry Spradlin | 419' |
11 | 04-30-1998 | Marc Pisciotta | 371' |
12 | 05-01-1998 | Rod Beck | 362' |
13 | 05-08-1998 | Rick Reed | 358' |
14 | 05-12-1998 | Paul Wagner | 527' |
15 | 05-14-1998 | Kevin Millwood | 381' |
16 | 05-16-1998 | Liván Hernández | 545' |
17 | 05-18-1998 | Jesus Sanchez | 478' |
18 | 05-19-1998 | Tyler Green | 440' |
19 | 05-19-1998 | Tyler Green | 471' |
20 | 05-19-1998 | Wayne Gomes | 451' |
21 | 05-22-1998 | Mark Gardner | 425' |
22 | 05-23-1998 | Rich Rodriguez | 366' |
23 | 05-23-1998 | John Johnstone | 477' |
24 | 05-24-1998 | Robb Nen | 397' |
25 | 05-25-1998 | John Thomson | 433' |
26 | 05-29-1998 | Dan Miceli | 388' |
27 | 05-30-1998 | Andy Ashby | 423' |
28 | 06-05-1998 | Orel Hershiser | 409' |
29 | 06-08-1998 | Jason Bere | 356' |
30 | 06-10-1998 | Jim Parque | 409' |
31 | 06-12-1998 | Andy Benes | 438' |
32 | 06-17-1998 | Jose Lima | 437' |
33 | 06-18-1998 | Shane Reynolds | 449' |
34 | 06-24-1998 | Jaret Wright | 433' |
35 | 06-25-1998 | Dave Burba | 461' |
36 | 06-27-1998 | Mike Trombley | 431' |
37 | 06-30-1998 | Glendon Rusch | 472' |
38 | 07-11-1998 | Billy Wagner | 485' |
39 | 07-12-1998 | Sean Bergman | 405' |
40 | 07-12-1998 | Scott Elarton | 415' |
41 | 07-17-1998 | Brian Bohanon | 511' |
42 | 07-17-1998 | Antonio Osuna | 425' |
43 | 07-20-1998 | Brian Boehringer | 452' |
44 | 07-26-1998 | John Thomson | 452' |
45 | 07-28-1998 | Mike Myers | 408' |
46 | 08-08-1998 | Mark Clark | 374' |
47 | 08-11-1998 | Bobby Jones | 464' |
48 | 08-19-1998 | Matt Karchner | 398' |
49 | 08-19-1998 | Terry Mulholland | 409' |
50 | 08-20-1998 | Willie Blair | 369' |
51 | 08-20-1998 | Rick Reed | 393' |
52 | 08-22-1998 | Francisco Cordova | 477' |
53 | 08-23-1998 | Ricardo Rincon | 393' |
54 | 08-26-1998 | Justin Speier | 509' |
55 | 08-30-1998 | Dennis Martinez | 501' |
56 | 09-01-1998 | Liván Hernández | 450' |
57 | 09-01-1998 | Donn Pall | 472' |
58 | 09-02-1998 | Brian Edmondson | 497' |
59 | 09-02-1998 | Rob Stanifer | 458' |
60 | 09-05-1998 | Dennys Reyes | 381' |
61 | 09-07-1998 | Mike Morgan | 430' |
62 | 09-08-1998 | Steve Trachsel | 341' |
63 | 09-15-1998 | Jason Christiansen | 385' |
64 | 09-18-1998 | Rafael Roque | 423' |
65 | 09-20-1998 | Scott Karl | 423' |
66 | 09-25-1998 | Shayne Bennett | 375' |
67 | 09-26-1998 | Dustin Hermanson | 403' |
68 | 09-26-1998 | Kirk Bullinger | 435' |
69 | 09-27-1998 | Mike Thurman | 377' |
70 | 09-27-1998 | Carl Pavano | 370' |
See also
- List of Major League Baseball Home Run Records
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- 500 home run club
- MLB players who have hit 30 or more home runs before the All-Star break
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
- List of Major League Baseball home run champions
- Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
- Major League Baseball titles leaders
- 1998 MLB Home Run Record Chase
- List of doping cases in sport
References
- ^ a b Mark McGwire Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Career Leaders & Records for At Bats per Home Run - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Progressive Leaders & Records for Home Runs - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ MARK MCGWIRE Articles Mark David McGwire (born October 1
- ^ July 3, 1988 Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ July 4, 1988 Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ October 18, 1988 World Series Game 3 at Network Associates Coliseum Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ 1989 World Series - OAK vs. SFG - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.sdccd.edu/events/we/wepdf/we-sp99.pdf
- ^ CNNSI.com - SI Online - Mark McGwire Flashback: Most Happy Fella - Thursday January 03, 2002 11:55 AM
- ^ Baseball-reference.om McGwire stats
- ^ CNN.com - McGwire mum on steroids in hearing - Mar 17, 2005
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- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198706280CLE
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198706280CLE
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198706300CHA
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707040OAK
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707050OAK
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707080OAK
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707110OAK
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707110OAK
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707170BOS
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707210DET
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707220DET
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198707290OAK
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198708110SEA
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198708140CAL
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198708290TOR
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709040BAL
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709060BAL
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709120OAK
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709150TEX
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709150TEX
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709190KCA
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709240OAK
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709250OAK
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198709290OAK
- ^ Mark McGwire's Seventy Home Run Season by Baseball Almanac
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | American League Home Run Champion 1987 |
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Preceded by | American League Rookie of the Year 1987 |
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Preceded by | Home Run Derby Champion 1992 |
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Preceded by | American League Player of the Month June 1996 |
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Preceded by | American League Home Run Champion 1996 |
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Preceded by | Two or more 3-home run games in a season 1998 |
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Preceded by | National League Player of the Month September 1997; April & May 1998 September 1998 July 1999 |
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Preceded by | National League Home Run Champion 1998 – 1999 |
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Preceded by | Single season home run record holder 1998-2000 |
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Preceded by | National League Slugging Percentage Champion 1998 |
Succeeded by Larry Walker
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Preceded by | Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year 1998 |
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Preceded by | National League RBI Champion 1999 |
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Preceded by | Lou Gehrig Memorial Award 1999 |
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- Living people
- LIVING deaths
- Modesto A's players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Tacoma Tigers players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Oakland Athletics players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- American League All-Stars
- National League All-Stars
- American League home run champions
- National League home run champions
- National League RBI champions
- Major League Baseball players from California
- Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Gold Glove Award winners
- 500 home run club
- USC Trojans baseball players
- Baseball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- People from Irvine, California
- People from the Riverside-San Bernardino Area
- Drugs in sport
- Irish-American sportspeople
- University of Southern California alumni